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lexithelion's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Death, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gore
Minor: Grief, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Medical content
niallgoulding1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
But in my opinion, while murder mysteries always require some suspension of disbelief, this one was too aggressively dumb not to earn an eyeroll. The killer's ending doesn't make any sense if you spent even 30 seconds researching how the justice system works. The mentally ill = villain trope felt icky and a relic from the past. Also, the writer keeps the identity of the victim a secret until the very end of the novel - I kept expecting that there was a reason for this but the victim was the most obvious, clichéd option so I don't see the point. The answer to the mystery didn't feel earned and wasn't clever.
Not sure I'd recommend.
Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Infertility and Homophobia
jlblumenfeld's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, War, and Violence
bronzel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Death, Alcohol, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, and Gun violence
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal death, Sexual content, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy
mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Animal death, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
jodierose14's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Murder
thebelovedreadingnook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Murder, Infertility, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Stalking, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Outing
natgoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Stalking, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Infertility, and Grief
jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, and Pregnancy